Abidur Reza Khan | |
|---|---|
আবিদুর রেজা খান | |
| Member of Parliament from Undivided Faridpur-18 (present Shariatpur-3) | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| In office 1981–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1927 Bhedarganj Upazila, Shariatpur District |
| Died | 3 September 2005 Samorita Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Other political affiliations | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka, Government Rajendra College |
Abidur Reza Khan (22 September 1927 – 3 September 2005) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician.[1] In 1946, while he was attending Rajendra College, where he met Bangabandhu and begun his student politics. He was the first Faridpur District Muslim/student League President. 1952, he played a major role during the Vasha Andolon. In 1964, Bangabandhu gave him the responsibility to organize the lawyers at the Supreme Court. In 1966, during struggle against Pakistan, he assisted Bangabandhu with the Six Points Programme of the Awami League. In 1968 during the Agartala Conspiracy Case, Abidur Reza Khan was one of the first lawyer who did not care for his life and represented Bangabandhu. He was elected MNA 1970. On 20 April 1971, General Tikka Khan ordered Abidur Reza Khan along with Nazrul Islam, Tazzuddin Ahmad, Abdul Mannan, and Tofael Ahmed to surrender for treason.[2]